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Traded to Tampa Bay by Anaheim with Colorado's 3rd round choice (previously acquired, Tampa Bay selected Luca Cunti) in 2007 Entry Draft for Gerald Coleman and Tampa Bay's 1st round choice (later traded to Minnesota - Minnesota selected Colton Gillies) in 2007 Entry Draft, February 24, 2007. Traded to Vancouver by Tampa Bay with Michel Ouellet for Lukas Krajicek and Juraj Simek, October 6, 2008. Traded to Nashville by Vancouver with Dan Gendur for Ryan Parent and Jonas Andersson, October 5, 2010. Signed as a free agent by Colorado, July 13, 2011. Traded to Calgary by Colorado with David Jones for Alex Tanguay and Cory Sarich. June 27, 2013.

PLAYER BIO

2011-12 SEASON
Recorded 20 points (3g/17a) with 105 penalty minutes in 76 games during his first season with the Avalanche…His 17 assists tied a career high set with Tampa Bay in 2007-08, while his 20 points were one short of his personal best (21 in 2007-08)…Ranked second on the Avalanche in penalty minutes, his fourth career 100- PIM season…Matched his personal high with 17 PIM on Oct. 28 vs. Edmonton…Had a career-high six shots on Nov. 6 vs. Calgary…Appeared in his 400th NHL game on Nov. 20 vs. San Jose…Scored a power-play goal on Nov. 26 vs. Edmonton, his first goal since Nov. 13, 2010 (snapped a drought of 87 games)…Recorded a career-high four-game point streak (0g/4a) from Dec. 17-23…Missed four games due to a knee injury, Jan. 10-16…Was placed on Injured Reserve, Jan. 11 (retroactive to Jan. 7) and activated on Jan. 18.
CAREER
2010-11: Was acquired by Nashville just prior to the season on Oct. 5…Appeared in 80 games for the Predators, recording nine points (2g/7a) and a team-high 83 penalty minutes…His 80 games played matched his career high set in 2006-07…Finished second on the Predators with 164 hits, trailing only Shea Weber (211)…Had five major penalties, tied for first on the team…Appeared in his 300th NHL game in Nashville’s season opener on Oct. 9 vs. Anaheim…Recorded 12 penalty minutes, including two fighting majors, on April 2 vs. Detroit.

2010-11 PLAYOFFS: Dressed in all 12 playoff games for Nashville (0g/0a)…Led the team in hits with 42…Logged a playoff career-high 27:59 of ice time in Nashville’s double overtime victory over Vancouver in Game 2 of the CSF at Rogers Arena on April 30.

2009-10: Posted a career-best +15 plus/minus rating in 65 games with the Vancouver Canucks…His +15 rating ranked second among Vancouver defensemen and fifth overall on the team.

2009-10 PLAYOFFS: Dressed in all 12 of Vancouver’s postseason games, registering three points (1g/2a) and 25 penalty minutes.
2008-09: Began the season with Tampa Bay, playing one game before being traded to Vancouver on Oct. 6…Went on to set a career-high with 196 penalty minutes, second most in the NHL (Dan Carcillo 254)…O’Brien’s 196 PIM were the most by a Canucks player since Donald Brashear had 209 in 1998-99…Logged 17 PIM in three different games, Nov. 22 at Pittsburgh, Dec. 13 at Edmonton and Feb. 24 at Montreal, matching his career high…Reached his 200th NHL game on Jan. 7 at Edmonton.

2008-09 PLAYOFFS: Recorded two points (1g/1a) and 24 penalty minutes in 10 playoff games with Vancouver…Tallied his first career playoff point with an assist in Game 4 (CQF) at St. Louis on April 21…Scored his first career playoff goal in Game 6 of the CSF at Chicago on May 11.

2007-08: Established career highs for goals (4), assists (17) and points (21) in 77 games with the Lightning… Led Tampa Bay with 154 penalty minutes…Averaged a career-best 21:13 of ice time per game…Ranked second on the team in hits (128) and was fourth in blocked shots (100) and takeaways (42)…Played in his 100th NHL game on Nov. 21 vs. NY Rangers…Tied a career-high with three points on Dec. 13 vs. Calgary (0g/3a).

2006-07: Split his rookie season between Anaheim and Tampa Bay…Appeared in a combined 80 games between the two teams, tallying 16 points (2g/14a) and 176 penalty minutes…His 176 PIM led all NHL rookie defensemen and ranked third among all NHL rookies…It was the most PIM by a rookie defenseman since Barret Jackman (190) with St. Louis in 2002- 03…Tallied 14 points (2g/12a) and 140 PIM in 62 games with Anaheim prior to being traded on Feb. 24…Had two assists and 36 PIM in 18 games with Tampa Bay…Made his NHL debut on Oct. 6 vs. Los Angeles…Picked up his first NHL point with an assist the very next night on Oct. 7 at Phoenix…Scored his first NHL goal, the game-winner, added an assist and had a fighting major to complete a “Gordie Howe Hat Trick” on Oct. 18 vs. Detroit…Set a career high with three points (1g/2a) on Nov. 9 at Vancouver.

2006-07 PLAYOFFS: Made his Stanley Cup Playoff debut, appearing in six games with Tampa Bay.

2005-06: Recorded 41 points (8g/33a) and 287 penalty minutes in 77 games for the Portland Pirates of the American Hockey League…Ranked first among Pirates defensemen in goals (tied), assists and points…Led all AHL defensemen in playoff scoring with six goals and 22 points, while also leading the entire league with 81 penalty minutes during the postseason.

2003-04: Appeared in 60 regular season games and nine playoff contests during his first professional season with the Cincinnati Mighty Ducks (AHL).

2002-03: Split his final junior season between Kingston and St. Michael’s of the Ontario Hockey League…Combined for 42 points (16g/26a) and 208 penalty minutes in 62 games…Dressed in 19 playoff games for St. Michael’s and led the league with 79 PIM during the postseason.

PERSONAL
Shane’s uncle, Dennis O’Brien, played 592 games in the NHL, mostly with the Minnesota North Stars… Dennis spent part of the 1977-78 season with the Colorado Rockies…Shane served as a celebrity waiter at the Sporting Affair Celebrity Waiters Dinner in March of 2012, which raised money for Make-A-Wish Colorado…In January of 2012, Shane visited Girls Inc., an organization which inspires all girls to be “strong, smart and bold,” as part of the Avalanche’s Team Fit community program…Spends the off season training in Newport Beach, Calif.

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